On his monthly radio program, Governor John Bel Edwards addressed the uptick of crime in Baton Rouge and the murder of 21-year- old LSU Senior Alli Rice.
CUT 12(10) “…just horrendous.”
Edwards says hiring and training more officers will help with the crime surge.
State Police have placed a lieutenant on leave following a sex crime investigation by the Pennington Country Sheriff’s Office in South Dakota. LSP issued a release stating that 44-year-old Kirk Thibodeaux has been charged with Hiring for Sexual Activity. Thibodeaux who’s worked with state police for twenty years and was assigned to the Transportation Safety Services and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement section. Authorities say the incident happened on Wednesday at a Rapid City Hotel.
Southeastern Louisiana University is using a $5-million federal grant to develop a mentoring program to assist education graduates as they enter the classroom. Dean of Education Paula Summers Calderon says new teachers tend to leave the profession in their first few years due to burnout and not meeting their own expectations.
Social Catfish, an online investigation service that monitors scams, says in Louisiana last year more than 4,000 people lost $43 million to con-artists, that’s up from $27 million in 2020. Social Catfish CEO David McClellan…
Cut 9 (08) “…staggering.”
During the pandemic, there was an increase in identity theft due to stimulus checks and enhanced unemployment.